Cory Conacher, a junior winger with Canisius, is a Hobey Baker Award candidate, which is given each year to the top NCAA’s top men’s ice hockey player. He is also a Type 1 diabetic (more…)
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 by Chris FrankieGeorgetown Basketball Star Returns to Lineup After Diabetes Diagnosis
Monday, March 8th, 2010 by Chris FrankieAustin Freeman, the Georgetown Hoyas college basketball star who was diagnosed with diabetes last week, returned to help him team knock off Cincinnati 74-47 in the club’s regular season finale (more…)
American Idol’s Bowersox Soars After Diabetes-Related Trip to Hospital
Friday, March 5th, 2010 by Chris FrankieThose watching to see how American Idol contestant Crystal Bowersox performed after being rushed to the hospital earlier in the week due to complications from her Type 1 diabetes were not disappointed (more…)
Georgetown Hoyas Basketball Star Diagnosed with Diabetes
Friday, March 5th, 2010 by Chris FrankieThe Georgetown Hoyas’ leading scorer, junior Austin Freeman has been diagnosed with diabetes (more…)
NBA Legend Dominique Wilkins Named Georgia Diabetes Ambassador
Friday, March 5th, 2010 by Chris FrankieThe Georgia Senate has passed a resolution recognizing NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins as Georgia’s Diabetes Ambassador (more…)
American Idol Contestant Rushed to Hospital Due to Diabetes
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 by Chris FrankieAmerican Idol top 20 contestant Crystal Bowersox, 24, was rushed to the hospital reportedly from complications from her Type 1 diabetes (more…)
Krispy Kreme Sponsors Donuts for Diabetes Challenge
Monday, March 1st, 2010 by Chris FrankieKrispy Kreme sponsored its second Krispy Kreme Challenge and donated the proceeds to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (more…)
Type 1 Skier Kris Freeman Doesn’t Finish Final Olympic Event
Monday, March 1st, 2010 by Chris FrankieBefore the Olympics many people held out hope that Kris Freeman, who had an outside chance at landing a medal at the Games, would rise to the top of his sport and show the world what an athlete with Type 1 diabetes is capable of (more…)
Diabetic Episode Slows, But Doesn’t Stop US Olympic Skier
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 by Chris FrankieKris Freeman, who is one of the premier athletes in the world with Type 1 diabetes, has had a tough Olympics so far. The cross country skier, who was the best hope for the U.S. to win a medal in the discipline in decades, finished 59th in his first race last Monday and 45th in his second race on Saturday (more…)
Skier Kris Freeman Stumbles in First Olympic Event
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 by Chris FrankieKris Freeman, the cross-country skier that has Type 1 diabetes and is competing for Team USA in the Olympics this month, got off to a rocky start in the Games (more…)